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The Winter Blast Foundation

Tax-deductible

Royal Oak, MI501(c)(3)Arts & CultureEIN 20-5972962

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The purpose of the organization is to receive and administer funds for charitable, religious or educational purposes or for the public welfare, including, for such purposes, the making of distributions to organizations that qualify as tax exempt organizations under section 501(c)(3) of the internal revenue code of 1986, as amended. In addition the corporation is organized for the purpose of supporting community based events, including Winter Blast in detroit, mi.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
83¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $2K a year · 9% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
83%
of spending
Looks good: 83% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
7 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $25K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$15K
-77% vs prior year
Spent
$15K
To programs
83%
Net assets
$9K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$15K
FY2024▼ -77%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$43K
FY2021−$204
FY2022$8K
FY2023$64K
FY2024$15K
Expenses
$15K
FY2024▼ -75%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$31K
FY2021$3K
FY2022$8K
FY2023$60K
FY2024$15K
Net assets
$9K
FY2024▼ -2%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$9K
FY2021$6K
FY2022$5K
FY2023$9K
FY2024$9K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Aug 2007.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

83 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 83% · $12K Management & general 17% · $2K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

4 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Lori Witz
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Administers funds for charitable, religious, educational, or public welfare purposes, supporting community events.

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1 program service account for $12K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
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Funds raised through special events disbursed to 501(c)(3) charities and programs promoting cultural exchanges

$12Kprogram expense

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Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Henry Ford Health SystemFY2024$25K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$25K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$15K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$52K
Money outPt IX
$15K
Ln 25
Programscol B$12K
Managementcol C$2K
Owns and owesPt X
$9K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$9K
Total assetsLn 16$9K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$52K
Total revenueLn 12$15K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$9K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$9K
Total assetsLn 16$9K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$9K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$9K$9K
Total assetsLn 16$9K$9K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$9K$9K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$12K$12K
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$422$422
Total functional expensesLn 25$15K$12K$2K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $15K$15K−$226$9K 990 PDF
FY2023 $64K$60K$5K$9K 990 PDF
FY2022 $8K$8K−$872$5K 990 PDF
FY2021 −$204$3K−$3K$6K 990 PDF
FY2020 $43K$31K$11K$9K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2024 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $14,680 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$51,508
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$51,508
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$36,828−$36,828
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$36,828$14,680
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $14,906 across 3 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $12,439$12,439
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $2,045$2,045
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $422$422
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $12,439 · Management $2,467 · Fundraising $0$14,906
Part X · Balance sheet $9,205 assets, 6 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $9,431$9,205
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $9,431$9,205
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $9,431$9,205
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $9,431$9,205
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $9,431$9,205
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $9,205 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$14,680
XI-2 Total expenses$14,906
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$226
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$9,431
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$9,205

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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